Claude ''Shorty'' Denton, 76, 1802 W. Third St., Sanford...

November 17, 1985

Claude ''Shorty'' Denton, 76, 1802 W. Third St., Sanford, died Friday. Born in Uvalda, Ga., he moved to Sanford from DeLand in 1955. He was a retired carpenter and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Sanford. Survivors: wife, Mary; son, William Scott, Sanford; daughter, Betty McKinnon, Jacksonville; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Brisson Guardian Funeral Home, Sanford.